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Matthew 14

Matt. 14:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the king
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
basileus (Greek #935)
a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively)
KJV usage: king.
Pronounce: bas-il-yooce'
Origin: probably from 939 (through the notion of a foundation of power)
was sorry
lupeo (Greek #3076)
to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad
KJV usage: cause grief, grieve, be in heaviness, (be) sorrow(-ful), be (make) sorry.
Pronounce: loo-peh'-o
Origin: from 3077
e: nevertheless
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
for
dia (Greek #1223)
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
KJV usage: after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) ... fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
Pronounce: dee-ah'
Origin: a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act
the oath’sf sake
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
horkos (Greek #3727)
a limit, i.e. (sacred) restraint (specially, an oath)
KJV usage: oath.
Pronounce: hor'-kos
Origin: from ἕρκος (a fence; perhaps akin to 3725)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
them which sat with him at meat
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
sunanakeimai (Greek #4873)
to recline in company with (at a meal)
KJV usage: sit (down, at the table, together) with (at meat).
Pronounce: soon-an-ak'-i-mahee
Origin: from 4862 and 345
, he commanded
keleuo (Greek #2753)
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
KJV usage: bid, (at, give) command(-ment).
Pronounce: kel-yoo'-o
Origin: from a primary κέλλω (to urge on)
it to be given
didomi (Greek #1325)
to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
KJV usage: adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
Pronounce: did'-o-mee
Origin: a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses)
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Judg. 11:31,35• 31then shall that which cometh forth from the door of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.
 35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I cannot go back. (Judg. 11:31,35)
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Dan. 6:14‑16• 14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
 15Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
 16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee. (Dan. 6:14‑16)
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Judg. 21:1• 1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to the Benjaminites as wife. (Judg. 21:1)
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1 Sam. 14:28• 28Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint. (1 Sam. 14:28)
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1 Sam. 25:22• 22So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male. (1 Sam. 25:22)
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Eccl. 5:2• 2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few. (Eccl. 5:2)

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the king.
Matt. 14:1• 1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, (Matt. 14:1)
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Mark 6:14• 14And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him. (Mark 6:14)
sorry.
Matt. 14:5• 5And while desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet. (Matt. 14:5)
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Matt. 27:17‑26• 17They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said to them, Whom will ye that I release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus who is called Christ?
 18For he knew that they had delivered him up through envy.
 19But, as he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered to-day many things in a dream because of him.
 20But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
 21And the governor answering said to them, Which of the two will ye that I release unto you? And they said, Barabbas.
 22Pilate says to them, What then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say, Let him be crucified.
 23And the governor said, What evil then has he done? But they cried more than ever, saying, Let him be crucified.
 24And Pilate, seeing that it availed nothing, but that rather a tumult was arising, having taken water, washed his hands before the crowd, saying, I am guiltless of the blood of this righteous one: see *ye* to it.
 25And all the people answering said, His blood be on us and on our children.
 26Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having scourged him, he delivered up that he might be crucified. (Matt. 27:17‑26)
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Dan. 6:14‑16• 14Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore distressed thereby, and set his heart on Daniel to save him; and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
 15Then these men came in a body unto the king, and said unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may be changed.
 16Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. The king spoke and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will save thee. (Dan. 6:14‑16)
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Mark 6:20,26• 20for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly.
 26And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her. (Mark 6:20,26)
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Luke 13:32• 32And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected; (Luke 13:32)
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John 19:12‑16• 12From this time Pilate sought to release him; but the Jews cried out saying, If thou releasest this man, thou art not a friend to Caesar. Every one making himself a king speaks against Caesar.
 13Pilate therefore, having heard these words, led Jesus out and sat down upon the judgment-seat, at a place called Pavement, but in Hebrew Gabbatha;
 14(now it was the preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour;) and he says to the Jews, Behold your king!
 15But they cried out, Take him away, take him away, crucify him. Pilate says to them, Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.
 16Then therefore he delivered him up to them, that he might be crucified; and they took Jesus and led him away. (John 19:12‑16)
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Acts 24:23‑27• 23ordering the centurion to keep him, and that he should have freedom, and to hinder none of his friends to minister to him.
 24And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
 25And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;
 26hoping at the same time that money would be given him by Paul: wherefore also he sent for him the oftener and communed with him.
 27But when two years were completed, Felix was relieved by Porcius Festus as his successor; and Felix, desirous to oblige the Jews, to acquire their favour, left Paul bound. (Acts 24:23‑27)
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Acts 25:3‑9• 3asking as a grace against him that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying people in wait to kill him on the way.
 4Festus therefore answered that Paul should be kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out shortly.
 5Let therefore the persons of authority among you, says he, going down too, if there be anything in this man, accuse him.
 6And having remained among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea; and on the next day, having sat down on the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be brought.
 7And when he was come, the Jews who were come down from Jerusalem stood round, bringing many and grievous charges which they were not able to prove:
 8Paul answering for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I offended in anything.
 9But Festus, desirous of obliging the Jews, to acquire their favour, answering Paul, said, Art thou willing to go up to Jerusalem, there to be judged before me concerning these things? (Acts 25:3‑9)
the oath's.
Num. 30:5‑8• 5But if her father prohibited her in the day that he heard, none of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath bound her soul, shall stand; and Jehovah shall pardon her, because her father prohibited her.
 6And if she have a husband, when she hath her vow upon her or ought that hath passed her lips wherewith she hath bound her soul,
 7and her husband hear it and be silent at her in the day that he heareth it, then her vows shall stand, and her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.
 8But if her husband prohibit her on the day that he heareth it, and annul her vow which is upon her, and what hath passed her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul, then Jehovah shall pardon her. (Num. 30:5‑8)
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Judg. 11:30‑31,39• 30And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt without fail give the children of Ammon into my hand,
 31then shall that which cometh forth from the door of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering.
 39And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, and he performed on her the vow that he had vowed; and she had known no man. And it became a fixed custom in Israel, (Judg. 11:30‑31,39)
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Judg. 21:1,7‑23• 1Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpah, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter to the Benjaminites as wife.
 7What shall we do for wives for them that remain? since we have sworn by Jehovah that we will not give them of our daughters for wives.
 8And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpah to Jehovah? And behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-Gilead, to the congregation;
 9for the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead there.
 10And the assembly sent thither twelve thousand men of the most valiant and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead with the edge of the sword, and the women and the children.
 11And this is the thing which ye shall do: ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain with man.
 12And they found among the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead four hundred young women that were virgins, who had known no man by lying with any male, and they brought them to the camp, to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
 13And the whole assembly sent to speak to the children of Benjamin that were at the cliff of Rimmon, and to proclaim peace to them.
 14And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave them the wives whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-Gilead; but even so they found not enough for them.
 15And the people repented them for Benjamin, because Jehovah had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
 16And the elders of the assembly said, What shall we do for wives for them that remain? for the women have been destroyed out of Benjamin.
 17And they said, There must be a possession for those of Benjamin that have escaped, that a tribe be not blotted out of Israel.
 18But we cannot give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to the Benjaminites!
 19And they said, Behold, there is a feast of Jehovah from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, toward the sun-rising of the highway that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.
 20And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;
 21and see, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then come out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.
 22And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Gratify us with them, because we did not take each man his wife in the war; for ye did not give them to them, that ye should now be guilty.
 23And the children of Benjamin did so, and took wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught; and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and dwelt in them. (Judg. 21:1,7‑23)
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1 Sam. 14:24,28,39‑45• 24But the men of Israel were distressed that day. Now Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food until evening, and until I am avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.
 28Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.
 39For, as Jehovah liveth, who has saved Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall certainly die. And no one answered him among all the people.
 40Then said he to all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said to Saul, Do what is good in thy sight.
 41And Saul said to Jehovah the God of Israel, Give a perfect testimony! And Jonathan and Saul were taken, and the people escaped.
 42And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken.
 43And Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him and said, With the end of the staff which is in my hand I tasted a little honey, and behold, I must die!
 44And Saul said, God do so to me and more also; thou shalt certainly die, Jonathan.
 45And the people said to Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who has wrought this great salvation in Israel? Far be it! as Jehovah liveth, there shall not a hair of his head fall to the ground; for he has wrought with God this day. So the people delivered Jonathan, that he died not. (1 Sam. 14:24,28,39‑45)
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1 Sam. 25:22• 22So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male. (1 Sam. 25:22)
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1 Sam. 25:32‑34• 32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me.
 33And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
 34But indeed, as Jehovah the God of Israel liveth, who has restrained me from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light any male. (1 Sam. 25:32‑34)
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1 Sam. 28:10• 10And Saul swore unto her by Jehovah, saying, As Jehovah liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. (1 Sam. 28:10)
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2 Kings 6:31‑33• 31And he said, God do so, and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall remain on him this day!
 32And Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him. And the king sent a man before him. Before the messenger came to him, he himself said to the elders, Do ye see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, when the messenger comes; shut the door, and keep him off with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?
 33And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, Behold, this evil is of Jehovah: why should I wait for Jehovah any longer? (2 Kings 6:31‑33)
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Eccl. 5:2• 2Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few. (Eccl. 5:2)
• But the issue was what one might expect who knows that an enemy is behind the scene, hating all that is of God, and goading man on to be his own slave and God's foe, in the gratification of lust and the maintenance of honour worse than vanity. What an insight into the world and the heart we have here from God! (“Remarks on Matthew 13:54 and Matthew 14” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with [him], he commanded [it] to be given.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)